Archive for the ‘Interstellar’ Category
Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Extract from the Brookings Report 182-4
The implications of a discovery of extraterrestrial life
Recent publicity given to efforts to detect extraterrestrial messages via radio telescope has popularized -- and legitimized -- speculations about the impact of such a discovery on human values. [33] It is conceivable that there is semi-intelligent ...
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
The hypothesized Bracewell ‘Lurker’ Probe monitors the development of an ETI until some point at which it judges it appropriate to initiate contact. Until that point the BP is supposed to follow a strict non-detection and non-contact policy. We accept as a matter of prudence that a probe will not ...
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Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Consider the case that a VN-B Probe has determined from preflight observations that the target system falls under Cases 4, 5, or 6 and involves contact with known technological ETI
Mission Operations
Preflight (Continued)
Continue observing the ETI in order to
Gather data relevant to maximising the possibility of successful communication
Determine ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2026
Mission Goal
Establish communications with technologically capable ETI
Mission Profile
Arrive in a star system with the potential for ETI
Replicate and dispatch probes to neighbouring star systems with the potential for ETI
Investigate the system to identify an ETI
Monitor the system until an ETI is identified
Study the ETI to ...
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
Scale Property (Variable, Units) Formula Earth's Value
Kardashev Energy Consumption (W, Watts) K ...
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